Zero Trust is Needed to Win the Cyber War

Zero trust revolutionizes network security architecture because it is data-centric and designed to stop data breaches. While that is its primary purpose for government, it also increases agility for modern networks that traditional network designs can’t emulate.

It has been almost two years since the Office of Management and Budget issued its federal zero trust architecture strategy, which set out specific goals for agencies to achieve by the end of fiscal year 2024. Agencies as varied as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Defense have been releasing progress reports as they pursue zero trust.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how to include zero trust as a core element of an agency’s strategy
• Outline the metrics to show that zero trust will help an organization achieve its tactical and operational goals
• Delineate the ways that zero trust functions as a business enabler